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Millsboro, Delaware Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Millsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Millsboro, DE
Sunday, July 5 at 1:28 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Millsboro, DE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMillsboro, DE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 74°H 92°
Millsboro, DE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    92°74°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    59%
    0.34″
    91°73°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    —
    81°69°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    —
    77°67°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    —
    89°66°+12°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    98°72°+9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    83°69°-15°
Millsboro, DE
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°83°96°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 92°low 74°PRECIP %
Millsboro, DE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 91°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Millsboro, DE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.61009.61011.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Millsboro, DE
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
↓-54 in 6h

AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 54 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Millsboro, DE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
41.0mi
UNLIMITED
93 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:28 UTC · Millsboro, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:28 UTC · Millsboro, DE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Millsboro, DE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Millsboro, DE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Millsboro, DE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Millsboro, DE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Millsboro, DE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Millsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19966

15-Day Forecast — Millsboro

  1. Sun92°74°31%
  2. Mon91°73°59%
  3. Tue81°69°67%
  4. Wed77°67°33%
  5. Thu89°66°17%
  6. Fri98°72°33%
  7. Sat83°69°30%
  8. Sun78°68°21%
  9. Mon82°64°15%
  10. Tue84°63°11%
  11. Wed91°66°27%
  12. Thu87°70°25%
  13. Fri85°70°29%
  14. Sat84°71°38%
  15. Sun93°71°47%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Millsboro

SPC has placed Millsboro in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

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ZIP codes in Millsboro

  • 19966

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.